…ve a little update about my upcoming trip to Europe. I leave Thursday from New York to Kiev, Ukraine for my friends’ bachelor party this weekend. From Kiev, we are flying via Moscow to Varna, Bulgaria for 3-4 days at the Black Sea resort town. We will also do a daytrip up to Constanta, Romania one of the days and likely around Eastern Bulgaria a bit too. My friend and I then fly to Prague, Czech Republic for one night. We used to live together in…
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How to Plan a Bachelor Party in Kiev
August 27, 2012 by 19 Comments
…nnoying but after that the scenery is incredible in this really cool Vegas/New York style club that is in a park just above the Dynamo Kiev Stadium. Buddha Bar is the same as the one in Paris but is a lot more manageable. It’s not a crazy club with blasting trance but more of a lounge. It is located right on the main street in Kiev. It plays great music with excellent scenery and a really cool vibe. It is a great place to chill before hitting D’Lu…
Europe Road Trip Day 1: Heidelberg, Stuttgart & Strasbourg
September 4, 2012 by 11 Comments
…as you move up there is a big park surrounded by two castles, the old and new castles. Currently occupied by political people, the new castle looks something out of Paris and the old has a museum that you can visit inside. However, a festival that was being held around the park drew us in. The festival included amazing little wooden restaurants that sprouted up for the occasion. Sausages, schnitzel and all other types of food, pretzels, breads an…
Old Quebec City is a Slice of Europe in Canada
February 4, 2013 by 20 Comments
…still maintain its classic appeal. This started earlier this winter with a new copper roof. The best thing about the Chateau Frontenac is that it is best viewed and photographed from all over the old city. My favorite spots to photograph it were along the boardwalk on the riverside of the Chateau in front of the American consulate. However, my absolute favorite was from the ferry that crosses the St. Lawrence River. The St. Lawrence is one of the…
3 Great Hotels in Sydney
March 25, 2013 by 18 Comments
…ndy hotel, restaurant and bar into that space. This is my favorite kind of new and modern hotel. It is a hotel where you really don’t even have to leave if you don’t want to because they have everything in the small boutique space. It’s just a cool place to be. The rooms at the QT are phenomenal. They are very unique and mine looked like something out of a burlesque show. That said, the bed was great and the bathroom was excellent. The lobby of th…
A Tale of 2 Four Seasons Lanai
April 11, 2013 by 28 Comments
…e world with several locations in major cities and resorts. There are 3 in New York where I live and I have been going for years. I was actually at the opening of the new Nobu Hotel in Las Vegas 6 weeks ago where I got to meet the partners, Robert de Niro and Chef Nobu himself. In six days, I ate at Nobu twice at the Four Seasons Lanai. Of course in true Four Seasons and Nobu fashion, the hosts and waiters remembered me five days apart. I love tha…
The 5 Best Airlines in Africa
April 23, 2013 by 84 Comments
…Airways is a full member of the Star Alliance and has direct flights from New York, London, Dubai, Sydney, Sao Paolo and Beijing. This is what keeps the South African economy going-the accessibility of the world. The only drawback with South African Airways is it is far from just about everywhere. But the same can be said for Australia and they seem to manage pretty well! 2. Egypt Air Egypt Air has transformed itself over the past 10 years unlike…
Cruising on the Azamara Journey
October 21, 2013 by 31 Comments
…of course able to see Florence and Pisa but I was very pleased to visit a new place for me called Lucca. I will be honest in that I hadn’t heard of Lucca before the cruise and was thrilled at how nice a little town it was to visit. The other awesome experience in Tuscany was something called an “Azamazing Evening”. When I first heard this term, I rolled my eyes thinking it was hokey and would likely be lame; especially when I found out it would b…
Bleaker Island, Falkland Islands
November 6, 2013 by 15 Comments
…er Island you will stay at the settlement guesthouse. It is lovely and the new house is wonderful. It has new everything and Elaine is a great cook. I thoroughly enjoyed each meal on Bleaker Island especially the lamb with vegetables we had for dinner. After a 12 miles walk, I couldn’t help but have a few plates…perhaps to the dismay of my fellow diners! If you’re in the Falklands and want to experience the remoteness of an outer island, I would t…
Iraqi Kurdistan
October 25, 2010 by 17 Comments
…l with what they’ve got to work with. When I arrived at the brand spanking new Erbil International Airport (literally 2 weeks open), I really didn’t know what to expect. I was in Iraq after all and that’s when it kind of hits you where you are after the “OK, now what” thought. The now what was to head to my hotel, the Erbil International Hotel, formerly a Sheraton and the bleeding heart of Erbil’s bustling and shady International business scene (b…
